Buy OXO Good Grips Lettuce Knife

CUSTOMER REVIEW



Cutting lettuce crushes cells adjacent to the cut, bruising them, so the edges turn brown. This can be minimized by slicing lettuce with a plastic serrated knife - or by tearing it. This knife does not slow oxidation, it merely does less damage than a metal knife, so it takes longer for the edges to become obviously brown.



I use it mostly to cut foods that are too soft to cut cleanly with a metal knife: brownies, cakes, meat loaf. For these applications, it does an excellent job. Use a gently sawing motion. Brownies come out square like bricks, not smashed at the edges and cracked across the top. It cuts cake or pie cleanly without crushing it. And meat loaf slices come out neater that with a metal knife. All with fewer crumbs to clean up.



The knife is well made from clear plastic that is frosted, like a shower door. Its handle is comfortable and doesn't become slippery. Cutting edge is 7.25 inches long. Blade maximum height about 2.5 inches. Dishwasher safe, but very easy to wash by hand; made in China.